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The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championship Committee has officially ordered a showdown between reigning super lightweight champion Gary Antuanne Russell and his mandatory challenger, Andy Hiraoka. The WBA — boxing’s oldest sanctioning body — issued formal notice to both camps, granting them a 30-day window to negotiate terms, beginning April …

Andy Hiraoka had his acid test and passed it by knocking out Ismael Barroso on Tuesday at the Ariake Arena in Koto Ku during their World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight eliminator.  A puncher’s duel meant a finish before the limit and it was the home fighter who came out …